Written by Lara from a story line by producer Jorge Aguirre, “Commandment,” a psychological thriller according to Lara, turns on Victor, a lonely, schizophrenic youth who, sexually abused as a child by a priest, seduces and kills attractive young women in Mexico City.

With the police closing down, he wavers between recognizing the horror of his acts and their justification through a warped version of Catholic doctrine.

Guillermo Ivan (“Vantage Point”) plays Victor. With Victor’s identity known from near the get-go, “Commandment’s” shocks are delivered by the bloody brutality of his acts.